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[Pages:33]Writing Prompts for grades 2-4

Grades 2-4 PROMPTS

Expository #1 Introduce Yourself #2 Outdoor Activity #3 I Learned How #4 Favorite Game #5 Class Rules #6 Teacher for the Day #7 Trading Places #8 School Job #9 Important Person #10 Perfect Saturday #11 4th Grade Success

Descriptive #12 A Great Gift #13 Family Activity #14 Special Pet #15 Snow Day #16 Special Meal

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

Personal Narrative #17 I/We Got Caught #18 Best/Worst Day Ever #19 Celebration #20 Scared

Imaginary Narrative #21 Magic Ring

#22 Good Morning, Frog #23 Secret Door #24 Day With a Friend #25 Theme Park

Persuasive #26 Family Dinner

#27 Extra Field Trip #28 School Improvement #29 Spring Break

How To #30 Build a Snowman #31 Expert #32 Game Rules

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Introduce Yourself

Your teacher has just met you for the first time. Tell your teacher all about yourself. Tell how old you are. Tell her some things you like to do.

What is your name? How old are you? What is your favorite activity? What are your hobbies?

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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Favorite Outdoor Activity

Your class is writing a book about outdoor activities for the school library. For your page in the book, pick your favorite outdoor activity to explain to your readers.

Tell why it is your favorite activity. Tell any materials or equipment you may need to do the activity. Tell why others would enjoy this activity. Tell when and where you do this activity. Tell what things you might need to do this activity. Explain if you do this activity alone or with others. Explain how you feel after having finished this outdoor activity.

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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I Learned How

Write a letter to your teacher. Write about one thing you have learned to do. Remember this should be a letter about something you have already learned. Maybe you learned it at home. Maybe it is something you learned at school. Think of one thing you learned to do, and tell your teacher all about it.

Describe what you learned to do. Explain if it was hard or easy to do and give reasons. Tell where you were and if anyone helped you. Describe how you felt when you learned how to do it.

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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Favorite Game

Think about a game you like. It may be a board game, a card game, a recess game, a sporting game, a computer/video game, or some other game. Explain how to play this game. Describe why you like to play this game. Give reasons that support why you like to play this game.

Describe the game for your reader. Give reasons why this game is your favorite. Explain each reason with detail. Use vivid descriptions to make your writing more interesting to read.

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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Class Rules

Your teacher is not at school today and your class has a guest teacher. Think about the rules you have in your classroom. Decide the most important rule in your classroom. Explain the rule to the guest teacher and explain why this rule is so important to your class. Write about what your day would look like if your class chose to follow this rule. Also, include what your day would be like if your class chose not to follow this rule.

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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Teacher for a Day

Suppose that you are the teacher of your class for one day. You may run the class your own way. Describe 3 activities you would use to help your students learn. Write about what happens on this day.

Describe what you teach in your classroom. Explain what kind of things happened. Be sure to give complete details for each activity.

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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Trading Places

You get to trade places with someone for one day. Who would you choose? This person should be someone you know a lot about. Explain who you would trade places. Give reasons with supporting details.

Explain who the person is. Give reasons for choosing this person. Describe what you think your day would be like. Explain what you would do and how you think you would feel.

Grade 2-4 writing prompts ? Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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